"This is a gift from Ma Village to Merton. Please advise us, Merton." Village Chief Ma respectfully presented an exquisitely made Merton hat and gloves to Meton.
Meton looked down and saw that the Merton hat was made of high-quality cloth with exquisite workmanship. The style was nice and warm, and the gloves were different from the simple version designed by Meton. Five fingers were exposed, which was both warm and convenient.
"Advise! Could it be that Ma Village is going to engage in the hat and gloves business? " Meton's heart moved. He immediately understood Village Chief Ma's intention. He was not offering him a gift, but letting him have a look.
Village Chief Ma heard this and immediately knelt down in the snow. "Ma Village has long admired Merton's ability to turn stone into gold. Today, when we saw the hat designed by Merton, we were shocked. The northwest is suffering, and the villagers all think that this hat will be of great use. We are willing to give this hat to Merton for free in exchange for the opportunity to make Merton hats."
Village Chief Ma held up the banknote of 100 strings of coins that Meton paid with cash. The villagers saw that they were about to lose their hard-earned wealth. Although their eyes were filled with longing, no one raised any objections.
Meton could not help but be surprised. "I did not expect that a small village in the northwest would have such courage."
100 strings of coins was nothing in Chang 'an City, but in a remote village in the northwest, it was a huge sum of money. This was also the reason why the villagers did not hesitate to destroy their carefully made quilts to complete the order.
"Please allow us, Merton." Village Chief Ma said firmly.
"Get up! Forget about the money. There's no reason for me to recoup the money I've spent. It's not impossible for you to use the design of this hat. It's just that your ideas are able to move me, "Moton said calmly.
Village Chief Ma was suddenly happy. He knew that Meton had already agreed to half of it. Now, only the Ma Village's plan could move Merton.
However, Village Chief Ma knew that this was the most difficult step. One had to know that to be able to catch the eye of the Mo Family's son, it was not a small matter, but a real talent that could catch the eye of Marquis Mo.
At that moment, Village Chief Ma took a deep breath and said, "Ma Family Village is located in the northwest. It is vast but sparsely populated. The land is barren and the yield of grain is relatively low. However, it is suitable for cotton production. Ma Family Village has collected enough cotton seeds. Next year, we will definitely try our best to plant cotton. In this way, we will not lack the raw materials for making hats and gloves."
Meton nodded and said, "This is also an advantage."
Ma Cun was encouraged and continued, "As for the craftsmanship, this old man is prepared to purchase a large number of spinning machines, weaving machines, and preferably sewing machines. This way, we can definitely speed up the production of the hat. "
Meton nodded his head in agreement. Village Chief Ma was indeed a genius to be able to think of spending so much money to buy machinery and expand the production.
"Finally, Ma Family Village has decided to imitate Mo Family Village. We will use all the manpower, material and financial resources to make Merton hats." Village Chief Ma finally gritted his teeth and said.
The northwest was bitter and cold. Ma Family Village had been trapped for a long time without a way out. Now, there was a broad road in front of him. Naturally, he would grasp it firmly. The best example of Ma Family Village was Mo Family Village.
As for the situation of the Mo family, naturally, the traveling merchants had already spread the news. Naturally, the village head Ma was also in an uproar. Now that they had received money from the Mo family and used the Mo family's ideas, they might as well be more thorough. They directly let the Ma family's village imitate the Mo family's village. After all, the foundation of the Mo family's village was not as good as that of the Ma family's village.
"Imitate Mo Family Village!" Meton's eyes lit up. It was the first time he looked at the gray-haired village chief in front of him. He did not expect this old man to be so bold.
Seeing Meton's performance, Village Chief Ma immediately knew that his plan had succeeded. Merton had been tempted.
"Yes, Ma Family Village is willing to follow Mo Family Village's example. All the villagers will participate in making hats and gloves and share the profits." Village Chief Ma said solemnly.
Meton looked at Village Chief Ma, shook his head slightly and asked, "Do you know that many villages in the world have imitated Mo Family Village? At the beginning, they did achieve good results. However, in the end, they all failed. Some were defeated by the rich and powerful, some were defeated by greed, and some were destroyed by the internal strife."
Village Chief Ma lowered his head and said, "That's because they didn't have a village chief like Merton. They didn't really pay attention to Mo Family Village's idea."
Meton questioned, "Are you sure you can resist the temptation of money, the pressure of the rich and powerful, and the doubts and internal strife of the villagers?"
Village Chief Ma opened his mouth wide, but at last he lowered his head and said, "I don't know."
Meton did not laugh at him, but nodded and said, "You are honest. In this case, I will tell you the most important step to the success of Mo Family Village, which is to distinguish between the public and the private. Today, the 100 strings of coins will be divided into two parts. 50 strings of coins will be distributed as the villagers' remuneration, and 50 strings of coins will be the village's capital. In the future, as usual, half of the money earned will be distributed as dividends, and the other half will be the collective property of Ma Family Village to purchase machinery and raw materials and continue to work to make money. In this way, I can't guarantee that you will be rich, but you can get rid of poverty and backwardness. As for imitating Mo Family Village, it depends on your future development. "
"Ma Family Village will not let Merton down." Village Chief Ma said gratefully.
Meton looked at the hat and gloves in his hand and said lightly, "The workmanship is good, but it's a bit ugly. I heard that there is a lot of fur in the northwest. If there is a layer of fur, it will be beautiful and warm."
"Fur!" Village Chief Ma was overjoyed and immediately understood that it was Merton's advice. The biggest advantage of the northwest was animal husbandry. Every year, a large amount of fur would be produced and sold, and the price was not expensive. Moreover, the fur needed for the hat was not big, and even some leftover materials would be enough. In this way, the cost would be greatly reduced, and the hat would be very beautiful.
"If the hat and gloves are not sold well, you can go to Chang 'an City to find Mo Magazine. They can help you get through this." Meton had a very good impression of Ma Family Village, so he promised.
"Thank you, Merton!" Village Chief Ma was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.
However, Meton waved his hand. Ma Family Village was just an unintentional arrangement on this snowy road. As for the future, it would depend on their fate. However, as Meton had said, Ma Family Village was the place where Meton had created the Merton hat. This gimmick alone would allow Ma Family Village to get rid of poverty.
Meton saw that the soldiers had already put on their hats and gloves. The cold was not enough to stop the firearms supervisor. Even if the road ahead was covered with snow, Meton still waved his whip and firmly said, "Firearms supervisor, let's go!"
"Yes!" The soldiers of the firearms supervisor were in high spirits after receiving the new equipment. They once again trod on the snow.
Ma Family Village saw that the soldiers of the firearms supervisor had gradually disappeared in the wind and snow. Then, they came back to their senses and couldn't help but burst into cheers.
"Send people to buy cotton immediately and make Merton hats and gloves!" Village Chief Ma roared.
"Yes! Village Chief! "
All the villagers responded in unison. If they had been a little worried about making Merton hats, then after Merton's personal guidance, all of them were full of confidence.
That was the son of the Mo family, the son of the Mo family who could turn stone into gold. All the villagers of the Ma family believed that as long as they followed Marquis Mo's guidance, one day, their Ma family village would also become the Mo family village of the northwest.
Meton didn't know that the move he had made would create an important textile and fur town in the northwest in the future. It would become the first successful model of the Northwest Mo Family Village.
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